Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-02

after the boy. but he did not bring
him back; Mike Donald came home
with the little boy about halt-past six;
UphOfl was gone but few minutes after
the boy. Upholl went to Taylor's after
tomato plants later in the evening. Me
ClOsky, tall man, who boarded at our
house, and another man, did not come to
breakfast Tuesday morning until o clock.
They always came at 8 o'clock on other
mornings. | remember the time ! went to
bed Monday evening II o'clock. | had
Just turned my hydrant of, when ! heard
a noise, As though some one was pounding
The noise came in the direction Of the
McWha house.
Cross eXaminatlon-I know that there
were horses working about the Cove, but
| know it was no horse that made that
noise | heard The two men, McClosky
and his partner, took their supper Leiore
six o'clock; they were there when he
lUphotl) went after the little boy.
FRED UrHoFF.
went for Mrs. Keaggy's boy before |
went for the tomatoes; he would not come
with me; he said he WAS waiting on Mike
Donald; he was sitting Oh the fence by the
telegraph pole.
On cross eNaminatlOn--l saw MIR. Cook
and another man down at the same place,
where the boy sat that evening, and the
hoy was placed III the same position.
DAVID KEAGGY.
| had controversy with DR.. Morris;
lie asked me il thought my boy had seen
Eliza and ! said no | thought he had not
seen Eliza then, but thought he had seen
some woman then, some neghbOr woman
who had gone for drink; said would
not take my boy to Court TO testify unless
the Court compelled it, that he was only
years old and did not know the nature of
All oath.
DR. PURNINE.
| have heard the description OF the
wounds, and could not form any Judg-
ment of the position OF the murderer from
that description; right handed person
would strike the right temporal bone from
behini;a left handed person the left TEN
pOTal bone; the time of death might he
determined by the temperature or by Il
post mOrtem: by one observation 1t would
be impossible to determine approximately
the time of the murder; no effort was
made tO secure Il post mOrtcIh examination
of the bodies; | suggested that 1t be done,
but the suggestion was not received; the
rigor mOrtis i no indication of the period
of death; the ordinary time for rigor
mortis to sci in is about six hours; putri-
faction cgins ordinarily in from two TO
three days; | could not tell from the
l.. 81 a l.p,,tl
of time person has been dead.
Cross-cxamination- RigOr mortis occurs
slowly or rapidly, i'll accordance with the
muscular vitality; would not expect 1t
to occur ~ rapidly in an old asa young
person; post mortem examination would
have been the most accurate test OF the
time OF death.
DE. HARDEN.
hEve l. ard the description uf the
wounds upon the murdered women; after
the first wound upon Mrs Baker ! think
she would have been able to cry out. |
could not say, .iudgi.g from the wounds,
whether the party mfhCtiug them caught
hold of the murdered person or not
CrOss-eXamination-l do not differ from
DR.. Morris testimony materially.
DIR. M'CULLOM.
am a physician and surgeon; have prac-
ticed in Stcubenyile; ! have heard a de-
scriptiOn of the wounds inflicted upon the
bodies. Judging from them | can not say
that | could tell the position of the muir
deTrr.
CrOsS-eXaminatiOn-I know Mrs Me
Wha, and treated her professionally; saw
nothing in the examination Of the bodies
that would Justify anyone i'll making any
conclusion ~ to the exact period OF dissolu
ton.
DIR. LAEGLIN.
From the description which has been read
would not he able to tell the relative po-
sitiOn of the murderer and his victim. II
would lie impossible TO tell the time per
son has been dead by the existence of the
rigor mortis The blood from their wounds
might fly far enough To sprinkle the walls
and windows.
Cross examination noticed the con
dition of the bodies; the wounds ou Mrs.
Baker and Mrs McWha were all on the
head and the neck it does not look like
they could have been made in the night;
Green says that rigOr mOrtiS may set in at
various times, depending on the person.
DE. M'crLLOM RECALLED.
The temperature of corpse will fall
about one degree every hour; the tempera-
ture of dead body can't fall below the
temperature of the atmosphere; the dis
tauCe blood would spurt from wound
depends upon lis character.
ALENANrLE SHARP.
| reside in Strubenvillc; have lived there
about q year and half; since Baker was
arrested have been IN tn see him, in
company with man named Gruber, who
claimed that he was selling monuments
He came out with me from the JAIL Dep
uty Sheriff Chapman was present while
we were there; heard nothing said by
Baker about hcing in the house when the
women called. although he may have said
it and did not hear him.
uR. rrEvINE RECALLED:
waited ou both Mrs. Btkcr and Mrs
McWha; have been there when Mr.. Baker
was at home. never noticed but that
their relationship was amicahle.
CrOSs-eNamiued:
Baker was there when treated MrS.
McWha for poisoning by croton oil. !
don't remember of any observation con
cernirg their friendly intercourse at that
time Some time in August | was called
to the case think it was on a Sabbath
morning found Mrs. McWha complain
Ing Of nausea with pain in the stomach
and bowels and symptoms oi diarrhrt.
She spoke of tasting something wrong 10
her coffee at breakfast, and inquired into
the taste of the coffee, and from that and
the symptoms OF the case concluded that
croton oil had been used. examined the
cup, hut could lean nothing from IT.
Redirect cNaminatlOn-Thcy said they
had had vial OF crOton oil in the house,
and by some means the oil had got into
the coffee. the bottle had been setting in
the cup. She said that sOme OF the oil
had hcen used on her breast. do not
know who called for me To 20 there.
Vim. II. Mooney recalled, said: ! collect
ed nine coupons from Mrs. McWha' : bonds,
coming due January ], l--7; ! collected
them on December; %, l-Tj; the amount
was two hundred and twenty dollars.
MR. BECKER